Real Weddings Magazine - Issue #27-F20-DIGITAL - The Best Wedding Vendors in Sacramento, Tahoe and throughout Northern California are all here

We are best friends.
We’ve been together
through the good and
bad and are each other’s
support.
—Alex
party, deciding instead to focus on the commitment
they were making to each other. “It was intimate and
us. We didn’t want to feel like we were putting on a
show for other people,” says Alex.
Though the wedding was held on one of Tahoe’s
famously sunny summer days, Alex says the occasionally
breezy gusts across the lake made the
day beyond memorable. “The weather was perfect
during the whole day,” she says, “but out of nowhere,
there was a huge gust of wind while we were saying
our vows. It was special and felt much bigger than
us.” After the ceremony, the two took advantage of
their venue’s location directly across from Homewood
Ski Resort and took photos together, framed
by golden grass and towering pine trees.
Alex says the biggest challenge of wedding planning
was putting the celebration together in just
seven months, especially as they live on the east
coast and were also planning a second celebration
at home for friends and family who couldn’t attend
the Tahoe nuptials. Even with a planner, who Alex
describes as completely vital, she says it was still a
challenge to keep track of so many details in such a
short window. However, the wedding went off without
a hitch, and the two were able to spend their time
focused on what mattered: each other.
“Watching Alex walk down the aisle was by far
my favorite moment, and it was surreal. I felt so
lucky,” says Mikey.
Rather than heading back to the East Coast
post-celebration, the two packed up their beach
gear and headed further west for their honeymoon:
to Hawaii. Alex says they were on cloud nine as soon
as the wedding wrapped up. “We felt thrilled,” she
says. “We were so happy to be married.” OO
—Suzie Dundas
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